Chapter II PRESENT LAND USE

The State Government shall, by notification, specify the date

with reference to which the present land use of any land in the State has to be determined and different dates may be fixed for different areas in the State.

Every Planning Authority shall,

as soon as possible and not later than two years after the date specified under section 5, prepare an accurate map showing the present land use 1[x x x]1 in the Planning Area under its jurisdiction 2[Separate present land use map for the local authority jurisdictions in the local planning area and for the wards within the local authority jurisdictions]2 and such other particulars as may be prescribed. A copy of such map shall be sent to the Director and another copy shall be displayed for public information in the office of the Planning Authority 2[and in the offices of the local authorities and the ward offices]2.

¹ Omitted by Act 14 of 1964 w.e.f. 26.3.1964

² Inserted by Act 47 of 2020 w.e.f. 20.10.2020

1. (1) The owner of any plot of land included in the map prepared under section 6, may within one month of its publication in the office of the Planning Authority 1[and in the offices of the local authorities and the ward offices]1, apply to such authority for any entry of land use or other particulars made in the map to be corrected.
2. (2) On receipt of such application, the Planning Authority or any officer of such authority appointed by it, shall after such inquiry as may be prescribed make an order if the entry is incorrect and if found incorrect direct it to be corrected.
3. (3) From an order under sub-section (2), an appeal shall lie within sixty days from the date of the order, to the prescribed authority, or, if no authority has been prescribed, to the State Government, and the order of the prescribed authority or the State Government in appeal shall be final.

¹ Inserted by Act 47 of 2020 w.e.f. 20.10.2020

Subject to any order that may be made under section 7 all entries regarding present land-use and other prescribed particulars made in the map under section 6 shall be conclusive evidence of the correctness of such entries on the specified date.